weeg

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋeːx/

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• Hyphenation: weeg
• Rhymes: -eːx
• Homophone: Weeg

Etymology 1

Verb

weeg

1. inflection of wegen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch weech (“wall”).

Noun

weeg f or m (plural wegen, diminutive weegje n)

1. a wall consisting of a structure of laths and beams with in-between a plaiting of wicker, twigs or straw, filled and flattened with clay or lime
2. plaited fence
3. any non-stone wall

Usage notes

The word occurs as both feminine as masculine and has done so as far back as attested.

Derived terms

• verwegen

Anagrams

• wege